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Mechanical engineering kits inspire kids to explore concepts that they won't soon forget. Learning about gears and pressure prepares kids to dive deeper into mechanical engineering. By equipping kids with this foundation, engineering kits empower them to become creators and bring their ideas to life.

Mechanical engineering kits inspire kids to explore concepts that they won't soon forget. Learning about gears and pressure prepares kids to dive deeper into mechanical engineering. By equipping kids with this foundation, engineering kits empower them to become creators and bring their ideas to life.

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Unique Christmas Gifts for Kids

Domino Machine

What could be cooler than a domino run? Well, how about a robot that sets up the dominoes for you! With this crate you can build your own robot, then use it to help lay out amazing domino runs!

Unusual Gifts For Kids

STEM Toys for 7 Year Olds 

STEM Toys for 8 Year Olds 

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Big Gifts

Roller Coaster Physics: Ferris Wheel

Become a thrill engineer and build twisty, turny roller coasters. Construct a mechanical Ferris wheel that lifts marbles to the top. Ready to build a rad ride of your own?

Building Toy Kit Gifts 

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Electrical Engineering

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Animal Lovers

Easter Gifts for Kids

Remote-Controlled Snake Robot

Slither into the world of robotics by building a remote-controlled snake robot! Assemble and wire the electronics that drive the robot, and customize it by adding a decorative skin.

Outdoor toys for kids 

Maker Space

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Jumping Robot

Take a leap into engineering with this jumping robot! Along the way, learn how the physics of potential and kinetic energy puts the spring in the robot’s step. Ready to hop to it?

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Hydraulic Claw

Construct your own lifting claw and learn how hydraulic systems work. Continue the experimentation with bonus design challenges.

Science Experiment Kits

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Mechanical Engineering

Civil Engineer Starter Kit

Raise the roof — and discover STEM learning — with this civil engineer project kit for kids! Build a bridge that’s held together with just friction and gravity. Practice, play, and explore to learn the tools of the trade — and kick off a career in engineering!

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Pinball Machine

Design the board, launch, and play, all while discovering pinball game physics! 
 
Everything needed, from materials to illustrated directions, is included, along with imagine!, a bonus play & learn magazine for kids.

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Christmas Gifts for Tweens

Record Racer

Zoom through turns, dodge obstacles, and put the pedal to the metal with a mechanical toy racing game you engineer yourself! Ready to discover a need for speed — and a love of STEM?

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Bubble Machine

Explore bubble chemistry, and how the construction and physics behind your machine helps bubbles form. Experiment with different wand positions and bubble formulas to make bigger, better bubbles, and practice noting your observations like scientists do! Then take a stab at more at-home explorations, from concocting your own super bubble mix, to building a pipe-cleaner bubble wand, to practicing bubble tricks.

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Space & Astronaut Toys for Kids

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Astronaut Starter Kit

Build and launch a pair of model orbiter spaceships using the power of pumps. Paint a set of model planets, then construct a miniature solar system that really spins. Explore the ins-and-outs of space travel — from the history of space exploration, to the challenges of astronaut training, to amazing facts about life on the International Space Station.

Fishing Game

Catch yourself a big one with this fishing game! Build your own fully-functional DIY fishing rod, complete with a ratchet-controlled reel. Then store your stuff in a tackle box that you decorate yourself (with cool stickers)! Ready to cast off?

New Arrivals

Jumping Bunny

Hop into engineering with this jumping robot bunny! This set includes our Jumping Robot crate plus an add-on kit with materials to give your robot a bunny makeover.

Walking Robot

Build a walking robot and experiment with mechanical motion!

Basketball Catapult

Aim, shoot, and score with this physics-friendly crate! Engineer an adjustable catapult and play a spirited game of basketball. Learn about the science of sports, and experiment with different angles and arcs until you're a hoop superstar.

Cannonball Launcher

Build a launcher that uses elastic power to shoot foam cannonballs. Contains everything you need to build a working launcher and matching mount.

STEM Toys For 5 Year Olds 

STEM Toys For 6 Year Olds 

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Mechanical Sweeper

Build a vacuum cleaner-like sweeper with moving parts that can be used to pick small items. Learn how salt and water react with vibrant watercolor painting.

KiwiCo Packs

Need for Speed! Vehicles Bundle (3-Pack)

Make room for vroom with this bundle pack of vehicle-themed projects! Get hands-on with motors and friction as you engineer an electric-powered mini motorcycle. Tinker with gimbals — and discover the spinny science of stabilization — while building your very own toy plane. Then explore aerodynamics and air pressure with a propeller-powered pull helicopter you build yourself.

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Craft Kits for Kids

Educational Dinosaur Toys for Kids

Educational Dinosaur Toys 

Chomping Mechanical Dinosaur Costume

Get your rawr on — with a big green mechanical dinosaur costume, you build yourself! This costume crate contains everything you need to craft a spiky T. rex head, engineer a fierce felt jaw that snaps shut with the pull of a string, then add a set of matching dino claws to complete the look.

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Light-Up Projects 

Glowing Horn Unicorn Costume

Make way for neigh with a unicorn costume you make yourself! Learn how to craft with felt, shiny sheets, and lights to make a wearable unicorn head that’s soft, comfy, and easy to see through. Add a majestic mane, a horn that lights up, and a matching tail, and you’ll be ready to go on a unicorn adventure that’s uniquely you!

Building and Mechanics Bundle (3-Pack)

Calling all budding builders and engineers-in-the-making! This bundle pack of three of our most popular crates includes everything you need to explore mechanics and building in a hands-on, heads-down way. Groove out with gravity, explore fantastic elastic power, tinker with multiple moving parts, and more — all while building projects you’ll want to play with again and again (and again).

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Explore Italy

Build a spinning pizzeria automaton, inspired by famed artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci. Harness the calco process used by Renaissance artists to make eye-catching art.

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Ice Skating Rink

Learn to tinker with gears and rig up a motor, then decorate a unique winter wonderland scene complete with festive characters. Turn the motor on to make the gears rotate, then watch your snowman, penguin, and gingerbread man spin around and "skate" on the ice!

Christmas Candle Carousel

Professions Starter Kit (3-Pack)

Discover three of the coolest careers around with this crate bundle packed with hands-on learning!

Santa's Sleigh Automaton

Help Santa and his reindeer soar through the night sky by engineering a hand-cranked automaton. Learn about cranks, cams, and rotary motion while designing a wintry nighttime scene.

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Snowman Wobbler

Use felt and fluff to craft a soft and squishy snowman that tips over when you push it... then wobbles right back up again. A wonderful way to explore the science of weight and balance, all while DIYing your own cheery holiday decor!

Friction Climbers

Engineer 3 wooden animals to explore the mechanics of friction!

STEM Classroom Kits 

Mechanical Claw Classroom Pack

With this classroom pack, your students will work in pairs or small groups to build jointed claws inspired by the biomechanics of a human hand. The project is broken up into multiple suggested class periods and serves 20-40 students. 

Value: $6 per student (covering up to 3 hours) and the materials are reusable 

This item qualifies for free shipping! 
Delivery note: This item will ship separately from any other items in your order. Your entire order only qualifies for Standard Shipping (delivered within 3-10 business days).

Drawbot Classroom Pack

With this 10 pack, your students will work in pairs or small groups to construct drawbots - moving robots that explore physics through art. The project is broken up into multiple suggested class periods and serves 20-40 students.
 
Value: $6 per student, covering up to 3 hours 
This item qualifies for free shipping!
 
Delivery note: This item will ship separately from any other items in your order. Your entire order only qualifies for Standard Shipping (delivered within 3-10 business days).

Automaton Classroom Pack

With this 10 pack, your students will work in pairs or small groups to construct automatons - hand-cranked machines that investigate mechanics and patterns of motion. The project is broken up into multiple suggested class periods and serves 20-40 students. 

Value: $6 per student, covering up to 3 hours 

This item qualifies for free shipping! 
Delivery note: This item will ship separately from any other items in your order. Your entire order only qualifies for Standard Shipping (delivered within 3-10 business days).

Drift Motorcycle

Automaton

Engineer a hand-cranked, wooden automaton that makes a marble climb stairs. Explore the gears and cams that make the mechanics work.

Pulley Crane

Assemble a pulley-powered crane that can spin around, raise its arm, and lift loads. Then swap pulleys in and out to see first-hand how mechanical advantage makes it easier to lift things.

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Gearing Up for Success with Engineering Kits